Here is another chance to answer this weeks weekly weather quiz question. This one should be easy. There is a high speed river of air found in the middle and upper portions of the troposphere that helps control the movement of surface storm systems. What is it called? Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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A trough of low pressure (the “U” shaped dip in the jet stream over the Pacific Ocean just offshore) has helped to push a frontal system into the Pacific Northwest and that new frontal system is pushing through keeping us wet through Thursday with clearing starting Friday. That means wet weather today for the first part of the NCAA events, but sunshine and warmer for the Friday afternoon and Saturday events. A new storm system will be moving in Monday cooling things down, but it doesn’t look like we will see any rain as a result.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The Updated Pollen Count Forecast for the Eugene-Springfield area : Trees MODERATE, Grass HIGH, and weeds ABSENT. Data from Allergy and Asthma Research Group.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with showers and breezy (winds this evening Southwest 15-25 mph decreasing to 5-10 mph late tonight), tonight low 47. Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy Friday AM with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon highs 60-70 low 45. Mostly clear Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday night while mostly sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday lows 44-50 highs 82-85. A mix of clouds and sun and cooler Monday, partly cloudy Monday evening then mostly cloudy at night high 75 low 47. AM clouds and mostly sunny Tuesday and warmer Wednesday and mostly clear Tuesday light highs 72-77 low 49.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight and Thursday, likely (60%) Thursday afternoon, and a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 50-45 high 62. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday morning, partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon, and becoming mostly clear Friday night high 72 low 49. Sunny and warmer Saturday and Sunday, clear Saturday night and mostly clear Sunday night highs 84-86 lows 53-55. Partly cloudy and cooler Monday through Tuesday morning, mostly clear Tuesday night, and mostly sunny Wednesday highs 78-74-79 lows 50-53.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight, AM inland showers otherwise showers likely (60%) Thursday and a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 50 high 60. Mostly cloudy Friday AM then mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening and clearing Friday night, sunny Saturday and clear Saturday night highs 63-66 low 50. Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, then partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday highs 67-62 lows near 50. Mostly clear Tuesday night and mostly sunny Wednesday low 48 high 67.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy and breezy (winds Southwest 15-25 mph then West 5-15 mph late at night) this evening with rain and snow showers and cooler tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible) and rain and snow showers Thursday (1-3 in. of snow) and likely (60%) Thursday night ( 1-3 in. of snow) snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. late tonight, 4,000 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, and 5,000 ft. Thursday night lows 30-34 high 43 . Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday AM, then partly cloudy and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers then becoming partly cloudy Friday night snow level 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Friday afternoon and a free air freezing level of 10,000 ft. Friday night high 59 low 38. Mostly sunny and warmer Saturday through Wednesday and mostly clear Saturday night and Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday, 14,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 15,000 ft. Sunday night falling to 12,000 ft. Monday night and backup to 13,000 ft. Wednesday highs 72-76 Saturday and Sunday then 64-67 Monday through Wednesday lows 38-43 .
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.